Quidditas [videorecording] / Frank Gillette. [1975]

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Quidditas [videorecording] / Frank Gillette. [1975]

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Taking its title from the Latin word for the essence of a thing, Quidditas is a three-channel study of the varied landscapes of Cape Cod. Using video to convey a sense of place, Gillette evokes the the rhythms and textures of the land through slow, almost imperceptible dissolves from one landscape to the next.

3 videocassettes of 3 (U-Matic) (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. original.3 videocassettes of 3 (Digital Betacam) (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. copy master.3 videocassettes of 3 (DVD) (155 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. use copy.

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Gillette, Frank, 1941-

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Long Beach museum of art

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The Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA) was among the first to focus on video as an artistic medium, spurring similar efforts throughout the United States. Beginning in 1974 the museum began collecting and exhibiting video art, later also actively encouraging the development of video art by co-producing projects and offering editing facilities to artists in its Video Annex. The museum's innovative approaches to the display of video art included several experiments with broadcast and cable television...